Automate WhatsApp Group Welcome Messages
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Automatically welcome new members to your WhatsApp groups with personalized messages. This n8n workflow streamlines community management, ensuring every new joiner feels instantly engaged without manual effort.
About This Workflow
Managing active WhatsApp groups can be time-consuming, especially when it comes to welcoming new members individually. This powerful n8n workflow completely automates the process of sending personalized welcome messages. By integrating with your Evolution API instance, it listens for new joiners, filters them for your specific target group, and dispatches a custom greeting after a natural delay. This ensures a consistent, friendly onboarding experience for every new community member, saving you valuable time and enhancing engagement from day one. Perfect for communities, support groups, or business communications.
Key Features
- Automated Welcome Messages: Instantly greets new WhatsApp group members.
- Personalized Messaging: Customize welcome text and send it directly to the new participant.
- Targeted Group Filtering: Ensure messages are sent only for specific, designated groups.
- Natural Delay Functionality: Configure a wait time for messages to appear more organic and less robotic.
- Evolution API Integration: Seamlessly connects with your Evolution API instance for robust WhatsApp communication.
How To Use
- Set Up Evolution API: Ensure you have an active Evolution API instance (self-hosted or cloud) with your WhatsApp Business account connected. Your WhatsApp account needs admin permissions in the target group.
- Configure Webhook: Copy the Webhook URL from the "Webhook - Receive Group Events" node (it has the path
/whatsapp-group-welcome). Paste this URL into your Evolution API instance's webhook settings for group events. - Customize Variables: Locate the "Set Variables - Configure Here" node and update the following values:
groupId: Enter your target WhatsApp group's ID (e.g.,1234567890@g.us).apiKey: Provide your Evolution API key.instanceName: Specify your Evolution API instance name.evolutionApiUrl: Enter your Evolution API base URL (e.g.,https://your-evolution-api.com).welcomeMessage: Craft your personalized welcome message text.waitMinutes: Adjust the number of minutes for the desired delay before sending the message.
- Test the Workflow: Have a new member join your configured WhatsApp group to confirm the automation is working correctly.
Apps Used
Workflow JSON
{
"id": "03cbcb37-9ec2-4152-95a8-a2cc6d432382",
"name": "Automate WhatsApp Group Welcome Messages",
"nodes": 17,
"category": "Marketing",
"status": "active",
"version": "1.0.0"
}Note: This is a sample preview. The full workflow JSON contains node configurations, credentials placeholders, and execution logic.
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